Lord Highlander

  Chapter 299 298. Dinner

Suldak pushed open the hotel's thick oak carved glass door, and was surprised to see Carl Casement sitting on the sofa in the lounge area of ​​the lobby in an elegant dress, and the proprietress of the hotel was sitting opposite Karl, smiling Chatting with Carl, it seems that the two seem to be very familiar with each other.

   But it's not surprising when you think about it. The hotel in Garden Square was originally recommended by Karl to Suldak.

  Seeing Suldak push the door and walk in, the charming proprietress greeted Suldak casually, then returned to the bar with her plump buttocks twisted.

  Carl stood up and gave Suldak a firm hug, and said enthusiastically, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come to Hailansa City so soon, why? Are you here to go through the enrollment procedures?"

Suldak sat down on the sofa in the rest area, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip to moisten his dry throat, and said to Karl: "The construction of the village's reservoir has begun. I came here to sell a batch of sulfur mines in exchange for some silver coins, and then go to the Knights to get a letter of recommendation..."

   As he spoke, he took out a scroll of parchment from his arms, and said, "I've got it."

The proprietress of the hotel standing in front of the counter heard what Suldak said, she leaned against the counter and interjected: "Will the Knights of Suldak teach at the High Lansa Knight Academy? Then you must consider choosing a permanent residence in our hotel. The price is also very good.”

Karl sat on the sofa, raised his eyebrows, turned his head and said loudly to the proprietress of the hotel: "Mrs. Cohen, the Knight Academy provides free accommodation, and there is no reason for the Suldak Knights to pay high room rates for it. "

The proprietress of the hotel widened her eyes and said in a joking tone pretending to be ignorant: "Is that really the case? I know that many instructors of the Knight Academy have long-term private rooms in the hotel outside, and occasionally bring some young girls. The kids come and stay overnight."

  Carl gave the proprietress a speechless look, and didn't want to pay attention to her anymore. God knows what kind of secrets she would reveal. The proprietress of the hotel, Mrs. Cohen, is never short of news in Hailansa.

  Carl asked Suldak solemnly: "You came to Hailansa City to sell sulfur mines?"

  Suldak nodded in agreement.

Carl frowned and thought for a while, then said: "There are special personnel in the material logistics office of Hailansa City who are responsible for purchasing this thing. If the quantity is small, I still suggest you go to the underground trading market, where it can be sold at a higher price. .”

  Suldak whispered to Karl: "I just came back from the trading market over there..."

   After finishing speaking, he proudly patted the purse on his waist, indicating that he had sold the sulfur mine for a good price.

At this time, Suldak turned his head and looked outside. The sky was getting dark gradually. There were some old people sitting on the benches in the square garden across the street. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on them, in the forest, on the grass, Among the bushes, a faint golden color was left. And the mountains in the distance are also hidden in the evening glow, making this mountain city look extraordinarily beautiful.

Now that the sulfur mine was mentioned, Karl felt that it was still necessary to popularize this knowledge with Suldak, so he said to him: "Sulfur mines are strictly controlled by the Grimm Empire, but the magic union Many alchemists also use sulfur ore, and magician aristocrats have a detached status in the Green Empire, so selling some sulfur ore to magicians is not under control."

  Suldak nodded to show that he understood.

  Karl sat there and asked again: "Then when are you going to take classes at High Lansa Knight Academy?"

  Suldak thought of the cistern being built in the village. After the foundation was laid, he re-checked the design of the cistern.

And the sulfur mine also needs to be checked by yourself. After all, there have been salamanders there before. Suldak thinks that the surrounding area of ​​the rocky area should be carefully checked again to prevent any more salamanders from coming out. After all, those masons They are all villagers in Wall Village. Once they encounter a second-level monster like a salamander, they will be in a very dangerous situation.

  Suldak said to Karl: "Tomorrow I have to go back to Wall Village, and I can only get out when everything in the village is on the right track."

  Suldak didn’t intend to enter the Knight Academy right away. Karl leaned back on the chair and reminded him: “Don’t delay too long. Applying for a replacement letter of recommendation is much more troublesome than you imagined.”

  Recalling the old knight's reminder during the day, Suldak said with deep conviction: "The Knights gave me a half-month deadline, and I will come back within the deadline."

  At this time, a gorgeous carriage heard the door of the hotel, and a follower came in from outside, came to Karl's side, and whispered something to him.

Karl nodded slightly, and then said to Suldak: "Since you came to Hailansa, you have to listen to my arrangement at night. Since you have become a knight, your social circle must change. You need to know Some new friends…”

  Suldak asked with a big head: "I won't be going to the dance again."

  Karl stood up, patted Surdak on the shoulder and replied, "This is just a small party, and it's all friends you know!"

After speaking, he hugged Suldak and walked out of the hotel. The entourage quickly walked to the door first, opened the hotel door for the two, ran to the side of the magic caravan, opened the door for the two, and faced the coachman. With a wave of his hand, the magic caravan quickly merged into the street.

Hailansa City is a mountain city. The streets are ups and downs, and sometimes the drop is very large. Some streets have steep slopes. It must be a horse-drawn carriage to avoid problems. Therefore, there are not many carriages on the street, and many nobles go out Choose to ride a horse.

  The sunset stretched the carriages and figures on the street for a long time...

  …

Sure enough, this meeting was a very small circle. The meeting place was in a restaurant that looked pretty good in Hailansa City. This restaurant had a very special name and a row of Elvish words on the plaque. The imperial language means "restaurant on the viewing platform". The owner of this restaurant is said to be a half-elf, but he usually goes in and out, and few people have seen him even in the city of Hailansa.

What this restaurant is famous for is not the food here, such as sap wine, elf biscuits, and Elune strawberry jelly, which are popular in the elf world, but few people in the empire like to eat them. To be more specific That is, Hailansa people don't like to eat it at all.

Just like the special food here, the scenery of this restaurant is also very distinctive, because this restaurant is transformed from a watchtower, so people who dine in this restaurant can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hailansa City .

  The seat Karl booked was by the window on the west side. When the whole city is already immersed in the night, you can still see the beautiful sunset here.

  Suldak approached the window and looked down, feeling that the entire city of Hailansa was under his feet.

Several of Carl's friends sat around a long table, which was filled with elf-style food. However, those seemingly exquisite food were rarely touched. The only thing that was popular with everyone was honey juice. Smoked fish and green apple, but Suldak tried a little of each, and it wasn't as bad as he thought, but the taste was a bit bland.

The waiters in the restaurant are also half-elf. Apart from a pair of long pointed ears, each half-elf girl has a slender figure and a delicate face. Every elf girl has a pair of big watery eyes. They wore long Lolita dresses, and their frowns and smiles were very subtle, which made Suldak sigh in his heart. If these half-elf girls lived in his previous life, they would be very photogenic star faces.

An arm as delicate as a white lotus root stretched out from behind Suldak, and with a "sorry", an exquisite golden dinner plate was placed in front of Suldak, with three fried small silver scales inside. Fish, small fish sprinkled with a layer of herbs with a strange fragrance.

Baron Llewellyn, Karl's good friend, looked high-spirited. He was wearing an exquisite gown, with two rows of exquisite gold buttons shining brightly on his chest, and his hair was meticulously arranged. The wine glass smiled at Carl Casement and said:

   "Carl, I heard that you defeated Jasper this time and were promoted to the squadron leader of the support team? Congratulations."

The tall and beautiful girl who had met Suldak at Viscount Emmett's ball, now sat beside him very quietly. When he raised his glass to toast Karl, the tall and slender girl looked It also fell on him, and it goes without saying that the two must be in love.

  The young lady next to Karl is also the one from the last ball. She is Karl's lover. Karl calls her Mrs. Christie.

   She was wearing a court-style long dress, sitting dignifiedly beside Karl, her eyes fell on Suldak from time to time, and she seemed to be very interested in Suldak.

Sitting across the long table were Carl's other two friends, Jonah and Brooke, who also came with their female companions. These two young men were also barons, and they were very polite to Suldak, not at all. I can't see the arrogance in the bones of the nobles, but it makes people feel a kind of intimacy like a spring breeze.

  Carl was very satisfied with the atmosphere. His glass was filled with bitter sap wine, and he raised his glass to the young Baron Llewellyn and said:

   "This is not due to me alone. Today's achievements are all thanks to everyone's help. First of all, I would like to solemnly thank you all again."

  Mrs. Christie turned to Karl with a happy face and asked: "So, you are also qualified to inherit the title of Earl of Casement?"

Carl smiled implicitly, nodded his head slightly, and then said: "Actually, this is not what I want. No matter who the title in the family is given to, or not given to anyone, it will be very troublesome, and it is very likely that the blood and family relationship will be diluted in the end." , I am more inclined to establish my own meritorious service in the plane war and spell out a title for myself."

  Kar was very calm when he spoke, but his tone was full of yearning for war between planes. Suldak could feel the blood in his body boiling and burning.

   "Do you want to participate in the plane war?" Suldak asked with some surprise.

   "Doesn't your family disagree?" At the same time, Mrs. Christie, who was sitting next to Karl, also asked worriedly, her tone not wanting Karl to participate in the war of planes.

Karl nodded to Suldak, and then said to Mrs. Christie with some melancholy: "Yes! But this time I performed well in the guard camp. Obviously not everyone wants to see it. It won't take long. If someone takes the initiative to help me convince those who disagree, it may facilitate my trip to the plane."

  It seems that he was born in an aristocratic family. Although he has no worries about food and clothing and has a prominent status, he also has a lot of troubles every day, so he has nothing to envy. Suldak thought silently in his heart.

The tall girl sitting next to Baron Llewellyn's eyes fell on Suldak's body, she lightly opened her lips and said, "I heard that plane wars are very dangerous, by the way, I heard that the Suldak knights participated in the battle." face war?"

Her words attracted everyone's attention, and Suldak said frankly: "In the Warsaw plane, but unfortunately, in the Battle of Moyunling before I retired, my fifty-seventh army was defeated. At the end of his service, he retired from the field."

  The young Mrs. Christie took a deep look at Carl, and said pointingly: "It is the greatest luck to return safely."

   "That's right!" Carl could only bite the bullet and replied with a smile.

   And grabbed Mrs. Christie's soft little hand under the table, and Mrs. Christie's eyes were rippling with tenderness like water waves.

   "Knight Suldak, why come to Hailansa City when you have time? Are you not too busy recently?" The tall girl obviously didn't want to let Suldak go easily, and asked with a smile.

  Suldak smiled wryly in his heart. He couldn't figure out where he had offended her, so he could only say, "Recently, I have been busy with the autumn harvest. In fact, I came to Hailansa City this time to purchase some supplies."

The tall slender girl squinted her watery almond eyes, glanced at Baron Llewellyn, and said with a soft smile: "Suldak, you came to Hailansa City this time, what a coincidence, the group of bandits who were making troubles a while ago , as if all of a sudden it was hidden."

   "..."

  The sarcasm in the slender girl's words made the others at the table not know how to continue. After all, everyone is Karl's friend, so there is no need to tear each other down.

  Suldak smiled disapprovingly, and said: "It seems that my luck is not bad!"

   Baron Llewellyn raised his long sword eyebrows and said, "It's not thanks to Karl. If he hadn't killed a group of robbers in the suburbs, how could the suburbs be so quiet now!"

   Karl secretly gave Suldak an apologetic look.

At a time like this, he couldn't stand up in public and admit that Suldak actually killed those robbers. I feel wronged.

  The careful Mrs. Christie seemed to see a trace of displeasure in Karl's eyes, only when he and Suldak had a deep friendship, she quickly opened her mouth to divert the topic:

   "I heard news that the bandits were looking for a maid from Hoyle Manor..."

Sure enough, no matter what time it is, gossip is the most attractive, and it comes from Mrs. Christie, who is the most well-informed. Who is standing behind this young lady? Except for Suldak, all the people present here are I know, so I listened with gusto.

  However, Mrs. Christie's news seemed to involve some secret information. Karl could only cough slightly and said, "This kind of baseless news cannot be spread casually."

  The young Mrs. Christie gave Carl a white look, and said, "You refused to reveal some information to me. I heard it from Miss Hoyle."

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